Caitlyn vs Briar
How to Beat Briar as Caitlyn
based on 16,919 Caitlyn vs Briar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Briar Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Briar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Briar as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Briar
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
Caitlyn vs Briar Counter Stats
How to Counter Briar with Caitlyn in LoL
The stats provided here underscore several critical Caitlyn vs. Briar counter stats that may help you realize the differences between the pair. Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Briar..
Caitlyn usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Briar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Caitlyn and Briar
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Briar?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually loses when trying to fight Briar, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Caitlyn makes a bad counter to Briar.
While Caitlyn does have a lower win rate than Briar, when on opposite teams, Caitlyn also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Caitlyn into Briar.
Moreover, Caitlyn has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Caitlyn is a trash counter to Briar. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Caitlyn against Briar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Caitlyn to counter Briar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn most often gets much more CS as Briar. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Caitlyn versus Briar build consist of Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and The Collector. When Caitlyn incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Briar than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average win rate of 47.8% battling Briar with this build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Briar as Caitlyn, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Caitlyn vs Briar face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.8% win rate overall.
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